JP2710735B2 - Memory card - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory card to be inserted into a card slot of an electronic device main body.

[0002]

Description of the Prior Art FIG. 2 is IC memory card guidelines V
er. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional full-size IC memory card shown in 4.1 “Japan Electronic Promotion Association, published in 1991”, where 1 is an exterior conductor panel, and 2 is an IC.
A base 3 in the memory card is a semiconductor portion such as a memory IC mounted on the base 2, 4 is a main frame, and 5 is a connector having terminals for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the outside.

[0003] Such a full-size IC memory card is described in the above IC memory card guideline Ver. As described in 4.1, vertical and long side 86.5 ± 0.2m
m, the horizontal and short sides are 54.0 ± 0.2 mm, which are defined by the standard of the memory card. On the other hand, in recent years, the demand for compactness has increased, and the length of the vertical and long sides has been reduced to the full size I.
Practical use of a half-size IC memory card shorter than a C memory card is recommended.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation of inserting a memory card into a slot. In FIG.
C memory card, 7 is a half size IC memory card,
Reference numeral 8 denotes an electronic device main body, and 9 denotes a full-size IC memory card slot (card slot) provided in the electronic device main body 8.

[0005]

Since the conventional memory card is configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3 , the half-size IC memory card 7 is
Since the long side is shorter than the C memory card 6, the full size I
There were problems such as the inability to use the C memory card slot 9.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a memory which can be used even if it is a half-size IC memory card can be inserted into and removed from a slot for a full-size IC memory card. The purpose is to get a card.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a memory card including a memory card provided on a side of the memory card.
Consists of a rotating shaft and an opening / closing door that rotates about a rotating shaft
It is, depending on the depth of mosquitoes Dosurotto, opening and closing the opening and closing door
By, those having an insertion length adjusting member for adjusting the length of the insertion direction of this memory card.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the length of the memory card in the insertion direction and the depth of the card slot are different from each other, the insertion length adjusting member according to the first aspect of the present invention can adjust the length of the memory card in the insertion direction according to the depth of the card slot. Adjusting the length allows the memory card to be inserted into and removed from the card slot.

[0009]

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing a memory card according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein 5 is a connector, 7 is a half-size IC memory card, and 10 is an opening / closing door provided on the half-size IC memory card 7. Reference numeral 11 denotes a rotating shaft, and the opening / closing door 10 and the rotating shaft 11 constitute an insertion length adjusting member.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1A, when the openable door 10 is folded down toward the half-size IC memory card 7, the length in the insertion direction becomes half the size I.
Since the length of the C memory card 7 is equal to the depth of the half-size IC memory card slot, it is possible to correspond to the half-size IC memory card slot. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the openable door 10 is opened, the length in the insertion direction becomes the length of the full-size IC memory card, and matches the depth of the full-size IC memory card slot. Therefore, it is possible to support a slot for a full size IC memory card.

In the first embodiment, the openable door 1
The rotation shaft 11 serving as the center of rotation of 0 is fixed to the half-size IC memory card 7, but if the rotation shaft 11 can be moved to the side of the half-size IC memory card 7, a card slot having any depth is provided. Can be dealt with.

[0012]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotating shaft provided on the side of the memory card and the rotating shaft are provided.
It is composed of a door that pivots about a rotation axis, depending on the depth of mosquitoes over <br/> de slot, to open and close the door
More, since it is configured to include an insertion length adjusting member for adjusting the length of the insertion direction of this memory card, even if the depth of the length of the insertion direction of the memory card and the card slot are different, the card slot The length of the memory card in the insertion direction can be adjusted according to the depth, and the memory card can be inserted and removed, so that the area of use as the memory card can be significantly expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a memory card according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional full-size IC memory card.
FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an operation of inserting a memory card into a slot.
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 Connector 9 Full-size IC memory card slot (card slot) 10 Openable door (insertion length adjustment member) 11 Rotary axis (insertion length adjustment member)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A by insertion into the card slot, the memory card connector, to the sides of the memory card
A rotating shaft provided, and an opening for rotating about the rotating shaft.
Is composed of a door closing, depending on the depth of the upper Symbol card slot, by opening and closing the door, characterized by comprising an insertion length adjusting member for adjusting the length of the insertion direction of the person the memory card Memory card.